Oh, the Places I can Go... To Vote!

[canyonwalker]

Every election season I try to write about the key races and issues on the ballot. Today I thought to myself, "I should start writing about the ballot props!" because there are so many of them this year. Then I realized before I dig into examining what the props are about I should take stock of all the different ways I can vote.

I live in California, where all registered voters are mailed a ballot in advance. We can then vote it in many different ways:

1. Mark the mailed ballot and return it by mail.
2. Mark the mailed ballot and drop it in an official locked drop-box. This is how I've often done it the past few years, using the dropbox at my city library a little over 1 mile away.
3. Mark the ballot and deliver it to a voting station. Voting stations are open early- 9 days before election day
4. Vote the ballot in person at a voting station- on election day or as early as October 26.
5. If you don't have an advance ballot or wish to vote at a different voting station, you can vote a provisional ballot at any voting station.

I might choose Option 2 again this year. Though since Hawk has volunteered as a poll worker I may choose Option 3 so I can give her a hard time, maybe by asking her for help in Spanish, at her polling station. 😂